CANADIAN BANKNOTE PUBLICATIONS Pubblico Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 18, April 29, 2001, Article 7
CANADIAN BANKNOTE PUBLICATIONS
Julie Larocque of Banque du Canada writes: "I work in
terminology at the Bank of Canada and was wondering if
you could tell whether "Bank Note Reporters" and "Counterfeit
Detectors" have been translated into French. Are both of them
publications or is the counterfeit detector a machine?"Here's my initial reply; perhaps one of our readers has
something to add:Both of the items you list are publications. A "Counterfeit
Detector" is a book or periodical which assists the reader in
determining whether a bank note is genuine. There were
big sellers in the 19th century when so many different types of
notes (both real and counterfeit) circulated.A "Bank Note Reporter" is a book or periodical which lists
information about whether a bank which issued notes is still
in business. These were also big sellers in the 19th century,
when so many banks were formed and dissolved before
their currency was redeemed. Anyone stuck with a note
from a defunct bank is out of luck, and the Bank Note
Reporters could help individuals and merchants from making
a costly mistake.I am not aware of any such publication which has been
translated to French or any other language. These were
very useful, but short-lived items, usually only of use in the
country or region of publication. However, there may well
exist Counterfeit Detectors and Bank Note Reporters
initially published in French in Canada. containing information
about Canadian banks.- 2001-04-29
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